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This months Sugar High Friday theme is sweets with an Asian twist. I could could not resist participating with a theme like this. I really enjoy using Asian ingredients like matcha (powdered green tea), azuki beans, black sesame seeds, in sweets. I particularly like the matcha and white chocolate combo. Recently I have not been able to get the images of these chocolate mascarpone brownies out of my head. They just looks so dense and moist and chocolaty and good. I thought that a matcha and white chocolate version would be really nice. (I am not really sure if they were still brownies at this point or if they become blondies or something else...) I decided to go with a straight dark chocolate ganache to contrast the flavours a bit but I was thinking of that a white chocolate and green tea ganache would also be nice.
The only changes that I made to the recipe were replacing the dark chocolate with white chocolate and replacing the cocoa powder with matcha. I was not sure how much matcha to use so I started with one tablespoon. The batter looked nice and dark green and I could really taste the green tea so I stopped there. The matcha white chocolate mascarpone brownies came together easily and tasted really good. They were nice and dense and moist and fudge like in texture. Matcha is slightly bitter and it tempered the sweetness of the white chocolate and the brownie had the perfect amount of sweetness. Unfortunately the nice dark green colour faded with baking and the green tea flavour was not strong enough to stand up to the chocolate ganache topping. The next time I make these, and I will be making them again, I will use two tablespoons of matcha and I will either use a thinner layer of chocolate ganache or skip the ganache entirely. Of course the the rich, dense brownies went well with a glass of milk or a cup of green tea.

Green Tea White Chocolate Mascarpone Brownies with Chocolate Ganache

ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter

3 ounces white chocolate (chopped)

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon matcha (green tea powder)

1/2 cup mascarpone cheese (softened)

3 large eggs (room temperature)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

directions

Melt the butter and chocolate in a double boiler.

Mix in the sugar and matcha.

Beat in the mascarpone, eggs and vanilla.

Fold in the flour and salt.

Pour the batter into a greased 8x8 inch baking pan.

Bake in a preheated 325F/170C oven until a toothpick poked into the middle comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.

Pour the ganache over the brownies and wait until it is firm before cutting.

Chocolate Ganache

ingredients

6 tablespoons heavy cream

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

6 ounces dark chocolate (chopped)

directions

Heat the cream and butter in a small sauce pan until just before it boils.

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comments:

Wow Kevin! Those look amazing! I'm a licensed Japanese tea ceremony teacher and have been practicing for over 13 years. I'm a big advocate for matcha and the benifits of drinking (and eating) powdered green tea! :D I would love to have a bite of that...

Wow this looks decadent. If funny that you mention how well white chocolate and matcha go together, I'm actually working on a recipe that includes those two plus a third more unusual ingredient into the mix.

Wow! Several flavours that probably work well together. I'm looking forward to trying this recipe. I'm always looking for a means to diffuse the sometimes overwhelming sweetness of brownies. Brownies are about chocolate and not about sugar!

They looked soooo good, I had to try and make them. I used your suggestion and used 2 tbsp of matcha. I used milk chocolate instead of dark chocolate for the ganache. I must agree with you about the brownie/blondie being delicious. I LOVE chocolate, but I think it is too overwhelming for the green tea flavor.It is very decadent, and the people in my office are happy today!

I've always enjoyed your site for the photographs and recipe ideas, but this is the first time I've actually tried something out...I made these and the kare pan for a japanese-themed book club and both turned out wonderfully!! Thanks so much for posting such fantastic recipes:)

Based on what you wrote, I used 1.5 T of matcha and made the ganache with white chocolate...the green tea flavor came out beautifully. White chocolate and green tea--who knew!

Hey there, I'm a huge fan of matcha and the brownies look way awesome! I've been wanting to try this but I was wondering if I could replace mascarpone cheese with cream cheese? Would it still be 1/2 cup?

Hey Love the Brownies! I am a pastry chef in the us, and I know my stuff. Once I was confident enough with the recipe I added a teaspoon of ginger to the batter it was really good. I highly recommend this sight. And try the ginger. Cook and enjoy! Vick

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